When your Drupal site is costing too much
Our Drupal site costs too much to run!
We’re paying too much to our agency!
We’re not happy with our development costs!
Hosting costs don’t have to be high
Servers and hosting setups are often taken for granted as unchangeable, often due to agency platform tie-ins or contractual agreements, and some agencies even keep the true cost a secret as part of the ‘package’.
We believe in full transparency on hosting costs, and have saved our clients thousands of pounds each over their time with us by making sure they have the right account tiers with the most appropriate providers.
Recommendations
- Ask your agency or development team if you’re on the most appropriate hosting setup for your site.
- Consider having a Site Audit - we can discuss and investigate your site hosting costs, and bring back specific recommendations.
Development costs should be worth it
Drupal development can be really complex sometimes, but your dev team or agency should have the skills to help you understand the scope and complexity of your requests - and not just pull the wool over your eyes.
As an agency specialising in Drupal, our team have a huge collective range of exposure to Drupal’s features, capabilities and future developments.
ComputerMinds have been trusted by businesses and enterprises of all sizes, in often very long term relationships. We are clear communicators and our clients (also friends, at this point) trust us to explain clearly the time and cost requirements of the work we’re taking on, and to deliver excellence every time.
Recommendations
- If your team needs additional capacity, ComputerMinds can effectively come alongside.
- If you’re not getting value for money, consider finding a new agency (like ComputerMinds!)
- Read our article 10 ways Drupal is cost effective for Enterprise and Small Business
Our site is slow / ugly / naff / [insert-accusation-here!]
Nobody likes using a slow site! And quality of life for content editors and administrators does matter. With the right care, Drupal sites should be highly performant and a breeze to work with. If your site has become a nuisance rather than a pleasure, it might well be time to switch things up.
Recommendations
- Read our article Award-winning performance out of the box
- Read our article Don't throw away your Drupal site
- Consider requesting a Site Audit, to get specific recommendations on your concerns.
Remember what you’re not paying
Platform tie-in
On platforms like Contentful it can cost several thousand pounds a month just to have your site running, and that’s before you pay for additional costs or custom development. There is no platform cost for running Drupal, and if you want to take your site to a different agency, you can - you’re not tied to a single platform with a single provider.
Modules, plugins and add-ons
Drupal’s module ecosystem is free to have and free to use. Unlike other platforms, there is no ‘freemium’ tier and there are no bolt-ons, so there are no additional subscription or contract costs associated with using Drupal modules. All Drupal functionality and all Drupal modules are open source and available for you to use. The only cost is the setup and customisation.
Recommendations
- Read our article 10 ways Drupal is cost effective for Enterprise and Small Business
- Get in touch to discuss ways we could help, including Consultancy or a Site Audit
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